Manager, Procurement Operations

About us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. From global icons like Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Tanqueray to Smirnoff and Don Julio, we create brands consumers love. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate and innovate. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new insights, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.

Join us to create a career worth celebrating.

About the Function:

Our Global Business Operations (GBO) team are facilitators, providing strategic, financial, and business services that are critical to the day-to-day performance of our business. With a team of over 2,000 dedicated and passionate people supporting 21 markets across the world, we have offices in Bangalore, Budapest, Bogota, and Manila.

Our global remit offers huge learning opportunities. We encourage learning and development in skills needed now and in the future across digital, industry, professional, and domain. Wherever you start, you’ll be rewarded with a world view and the recognition you deserve in our inclusive and supportive culture.

About the role:

This position will hold responsibility to own the Sourcing team for a specific set of Marketing categories within Procurement Operations. The team will be based across Diageo GBO offices at Budapest, Bangalore, Manila and Bogota or any other global locations. The team will be responsible for e-sourcing, contract management, spend analysis, procurement decision support etc. in their categories across Diageo regions and markets globally. Along with responsibility for the specific team, the person will also act as Point of Contact for one or two Diageo regions, liaising with regional Procurement teams on Procurement Operations-related matters across all services delivered.

The leader will work with key stakeholders to ensure processes, ways of working and service level agreements are delivered. Participating in cross-functional teams, developing and improving sourcing practices especially Coupa e-sourcing, aligning and achieving savings targets. The leader will also work closely with Global Procurement Strategy and GBO Supplier Experience Strategy & Enablement teams, as well as any others which are relevant, to drive transformation projects, category-related end to end sourcing improvements, implementing sourcing category strategies and focus on building team capability to support these activities.